For 25 years (1946-1971), Ms Hyer appeared in both lead and supporting roles in a numerous popular films, including Sabrina, Frances in the Navy, The Delicate Delinquent, The Carpetbaggers, Houseboat, The Sons of Katie Elder, and Some Came Running, which earned her an Oscar nomination.
She retired from films in the early '70s, and lived in Santa Fe.
Her filmography includes:
1940s (early career)
1947 Thunder Mountain
1948 Gun Smugglers
1949 Rustlers, The Clay Pigeon, Roughshod, The Judge Steps Out
1950s
1950 The Lawless, Outcasts of Black Mesa, Salt Lake Riders, Frisco Tornado, Kangaroo Kid
1951 Oriental Evil
1952 Yukon Gold, Wild Stallion, Geisha Girl
1953 Abbott and Costello Go to Mars, So Big
1954 Riders to the Stars, The Battle of Rogue River, Sabrina
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| Dean Martin, Martha Hyer, and Frankie Sinatra |
1954 Wyoming Renegades
1954 Down Three Dark Streets
1954 Cry Vengeance
1955 Kiss of Fire, Francis in the Navy
1956 Paris Follies of 1956, Showdown at Abilene
1956 Red Sundown
1956 The Delicate Delinquent with Jerry Lewis
1957 Mister Cory with Tony Curtis
1957 My Man Godfrey, Battle Hymn
1958 Houseboat with Cary Grant
1958 Paris Holiday with Bob Hope
1958 Once Upon a Horse...
1958 Some Came Running - Oscar Nomination for Best Supporting Actress
1959 The Best of Everything with Joan Crawford
1959 The Big Fisherman
1960s
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| Danny Kaye and Martha Hyer |
1961 The Last Time I Saw Archie with Robert Mitchum
1962 A Girl Named Tamiko
1963 Wives and Lovers with Van Johnson, Janet Leigh
1963 The Man From the Diner's Club with Danny Kaye
1964 Bikini Beach, First Men in the Moon
1964 The Carpetbaggers
1964 Blood on the Arrow
1965 The Sons of Katie Elder with John Wayne
1966 The Chase with Marlon Brando
1966 The Night of the Grizzly with Clint Walker
1966 Picture Mommy Dead
1967 House of 1,000 Dolls with Vincent Price
1967 The Happening with Anthony Quinn
1967 Some May Live with Joseph Cotton
1968 Catch As Catch Can
1969 Crossplot with Roger Moore
1969 Once You Kiss a Stranger...
1970s
1971 Day of the Wolves
